Eyeglass-holder



J. A. TAYLOR. EYEGLASS HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED M AY H, I920- 1,376,234;

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APPLICATION men MAYH. 1920.

1mm Apr. 26, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A; TAYLOR, OF WACO, KENTUCKY.

EYEGLASS-I-IOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 26, 1921.

Application filed May 11, 1920. Serial No. 380,508.

1 T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES A. TAYLoR, a citizen of the United States of America, residin at Waco, in the county of Madison and btate of Kentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements in Eyeglass-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to caps and has for its object the rovision of novel means for holding eye g asses in proper posltion for use, the means being mounted upon and permanently attached to the vizor of the cap, the parts being so constructed and arranged as to hold the eye glasses in operative POSltion against the underside of the vizor when their use is not desired.

An important object is the provision of a device of this character which is formed as a complete entit and which may be attached to any V1ZOI' or in some instances even to the brim of a hat.

A further object is the provision of a device of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, highly efiicient in use, durable in service, and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevation showing my device in position for use and mounted upon a cap,

Fig. 2 is a front elevation,

Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal sectional view,

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view through the vizor and showing the glasses in front elevation,

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing the means for securing the device in position,

Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the vizor showing the glasses in folded position, and

Fig. 7 is a central cross sectional view with the parts arranged in this folded position.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the letter A designates a cap and B designates the stiff vizor.

The numeral 10 designates a metal plate which is disposed on the underside of the vizor and which has its central portion olfset, as shown, with laterally bent ears -11 engaging against the vizor. At-the sides of its edge portion toward the cap, the plate 10 is formed with lateral lugs 12 which engage against the vizor. Connected with the lugs 12 and with the plate 10 at its edge toward the front of the vizor, are threaded stems 13 which extend through holes in the vizor and upon which are engaged internally threaded socket members 14 which are screwed down onto the top of the vizor and which hold the plate in position.

Secured upon the underside of the plate 10, or formed thereon, if preferred, and extending rearwardly from the forward edge of the plate, is a tongue 15 which is formed at its rear end with a retaining shoulder 16. Formed upon the rear portion of the plate at its longitudinal center, is a tongue 17 having its terminal formed with a lip 18 and this tongue 17 is engaged by a spring member 19 secured upon the plate adjacent the shoulder 16. At its rear edge, at the sides of the tongue 17, the plate has its edges rolled, as shown at 20, to provide bearings for supporting a loop 21 formed at the top of a wire yoke 22 which is resilient and which has its end portions curved and secured to the nose piece or bridge 23 of the eye glasses 24. Ad acent the nose piece 23 is provided a transverse bar 25. The central portion of the loop 21 is engaged by the lip 18 and the function of this lip on the spring-pressed tongue. 17 is to hold the glasses in adjusted position either extended in position ready for use or folded against the vizor. It will be observed that the glasses will be supported entirely by the cap and therefore need not be clamped upon the nose as in the ordinary eye glass construction. When the use of the glasses is not desired, it is merely necessary that the operator swing the yoke carrying the glasses, toward the vizor and then press upon the glasses to partly compress the arms of the yoke so that the bar 25 may be engaged and held by the shoulder 16.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that I have thus provided a simply constructed and consequently inexpensive eye glass support for use upon the vizors of caps, helmets, and the like, whereby to hold the glasses firmly without clamping them upon the wearers nose, the rigidity with which the device is held being sufiicient to withstand wind.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to makesuch changes in the form, construction, and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

1Having thus described my invention, I c aim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a plate detachably secured upon the underside of a cap vizor, said plate being provided at its rear end with a tongue having a lip and having its edges at the sides of the tongue rolled to form bearings, a resilient yoke including a loop journaled within said bearings and engaged by said lip whereby to hold the yoke in adjusted angular positions, eye glasses carried by said yoke, and catch means for holding said glasses and yoke against the underside of the vizor.

2. A device of the character described comprising a plate detachably secured upon the underside of a cap vizor, said plate being provided at its rear end with a tongue having a lip and having its edge at the sides of the tongue rolled to define bearings, a spring member secured to said plate and having its extremity bearing against said tongue, a resilient yoke journaled within said bearings and having its portion be tween said bearings offset and engageable by a tongue, eye glasses carried by said yoke, and a spring catch on the underside of said plate adapted to be engaged by the nose piece of the eye glasses whereby to hold the latter in folded position'beneath the vizor.

In testimony whereof I affix my si nature.

JAMES A. TAYLOR. 

